Myanmar Lethwei, Double elbows strike

Myanmar Lethwei.
Myanmar Traditional Boxing is a form of kickboxing which originated in Myanmar. Lethwei is in many ways similar to its siblings from neighboring South-East Asian countries such as Tomoi from Malaysia, Pradal Serey from Cambodia and Muay Thai from Thailand.

If Thai Boxing is the science of 8 limbs, then Lethwei can be called the science of 9 limbs, due to the allowance of head butts. In comparison, Lethwei can be interpreted as being bolder and more extreme. Myanmar boxers are said to be slightly bigger and taller than their Thai counterparts. The techniques are a bit slower and stronger than in the other Southeast Asian kickboxing forms. There are records recording Lethwei style matches dating back to the Pyu Empire in Myanmar. Ancient Myanmar armies successfully used Lethwei, Bando and its armed sibling Banshay in winning many wars against neighboring countries.

Participants fight without gloves or protection, wrapping only their hands in hemp or gauze cloth. Fights are traditionally held outdoors in sandpits instead of rings, but in modern times they are now held in rings. Popular techniques in Lethwei include leg kicks, knees, elbows, head butts, raking knuckle strikes, and take downs.

Matches traditionally and ultimately would go until a fighter could no longer continue. In earlier times, there no draws, only a win or loss by knockout. No point system existed. Extreme bloodshed was very common and death in the ring was no surprise. Nowadays in the match, if a knockout occurs, the boxer is revived and has the option of continuing; as a result, defense, conditioning, and learning to absorb punishment are very important. Myanmar boxers spend a great deal of time preparing the body to absorb impact and conditioning their weapons to dish it out. Matches today are carried out in both the traditional manner and a more modern offshoot started in 1996, the Myanma Traditional boxing. The modern style has changed to make the contests more of an organized sport under the government's organization. It should be noted that the modern style of Myanma Traditional Boxing greatly resembles Muay Thai in its sporting outlook, and not quite the rougher and tumble fighting of its rural roots.

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• Burma
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• kickboxing
• lethwei
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[heianees]

I can't believe no one else was disgusted by the guy in yellow shorts. I mean he tried throwing punches everytime he tok the opponent to the floor. Clearly the ref didn't like that. He kick after the downed opponent one time. And to top it of he kept throwing himself to the ground each time he was in the slightest danger to end up in a bad spot. All this and he was the biggest of the two. What a fucking pussy...

[neslovepuy]

มวย ส้น ตีน แบบ นี้ ไอ สัด

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[ilike2slug]

awful



[techfighterminal]

the guy in yellow sucked! its like he never trained. so he muscled throgh and cheated.

[Zenrue]

@heianees it's not the ufc, rules are different over there.....learn something before making ignorant comments.

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[TheLomesan]

@TeknokitchenSF Boxing in the past to defend the country. In this era of sports. This clip is just trying to show that better than boxing, Myanmar boxing is not, why not just go through like a world-class boxing. Thai boxing almost every Thai boxing since I was a child as well. You will see a real fight Muay Thai Chaiya is beautiful. Turn your brain to see the real me.

[TeknokitchenSF]

@TheLomesan And What is the point of that?

So it gets commercial like muay thai? For now its more traditional and pure!

Go have a brain surgery!

[TheBuddhaFist]

@sabdow I just started studying Gung-fu but Ive allready decided when Im a black Sash (we use sashes instead of belts) I wanna study Muay Thai. this shit is devistating. Thanx for the info though i had never heard this.

[TheBuddhaFist]

this is great but why no sound? Muzac maybe? somethin?

[micsir888]

anyone else see the double elbow? lol

[TheLomesan]

@TeknokitchenSF f they actually need Lethwei world famous play. Not lie in a country like that, you are shoddy.

[inEarthCEO]

@heianees Can't fault a guy for exploiting the rules of a sport that clearly has holes... They need to start penalizing that sort of thing... yes I was disgusted by the guy in yellow shorts.